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Thursday, September 22, 2016

First Day of Fall Birthday Writing Prompt

So, the convergence of things today makes it extra special for me. It's the uncommon occasion when my birthday is on the First Day of Fall. I woke to a wonderful breakfast with my daughter and we watched a special episode of a favorite show together before I left for work. Then I decided to write something and found this writing prompt picture online. Below is my short piece inspired by these two young fishermen.

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“Aww do I have to get up?!” moaned Dave as he hunkered
further under his covers. Only the glow
of the digital clock illuminated the room.

“Yes!” Jason implored as he shook Dave’s shoulder. “It’s Mom’s birthday and we’re making dinner,
remember?!” Jason stood back as Dave
finally peeked out from the covers voluntarily.

“This is the best time to fish. If we wait, they’ll all
have swum away. Now get up!” Turning on his heel, Jason left the room.

Dave swung his feet over the side of his bed and reached
for his pants. Pulling them on he stood
up and fastened them. Wrestling a
shirt over his head, he finished dressing by the backdoor where Jason stood
waiting, tapping his foot.

Down at the river, the sun was barely a glow on the
horizon when they threw in their lines.
Now they wait. And wait they
did. It seemed like forever ‘til one of
them got a bite.

“It’s as if they know how important this is and they’re
not going to bite!” Dave exclaimed painfully.
“Why does this always happen?!”

“Just relax.
They’ll bite.” Jason said calmly
as he moved his line a bit.

And who got the first bite as the sun was now fully over
the horizon? Dave. He felt a great yank that
jerked him forward. “Wow, this is a big
one!”

Jason dropped his line and reached out to grab
Dave’s. They both tugged and Dave
started to reel in the big fish. They
both gasped as the fish jumped fully out of the water. The sun glistened on its scales as it arched
and dove back in, wriggling and pulling.

Excited, Jason grabbed their net and took a step into the
cold water. Dave pulled a few more times
and cranked the reel.

With one fell swoop, Jason caught the fish in the net,
“Woohoo!” he hollered!

Dave stood there, awestruck. He’d never caught anything that size
before. All he could do was stand and
stare, savoring the moment. Jason pulled
out his camera and took a picture of Dave.
Then he tossed the camera at Dave.

“Hey, get a picture of this.”

The camera almost fell, but Dave caught it on the way
down. Shaking off his reverie, Dave
aimed the lens at Jason and snapped a couple, then put the camera in his
pocket.

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I hope you like this little ditty. I've never fished before and that's kind of why I selected this picture as a prompt. If you're inspired and write something out, please share it.

Happy Fall! Here's another lovely picture for your enjoyment or to use as another prompt.